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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-10
Christian Neighbor.
BY REV. SIDI II. BROWNE,
or tho south Carolina Conference
blessings, Judgments. Prayer, Dbe-
liencc.


Sunshine, rain and air are blessings
or gifts from the Father of lights. Bul
the sun may so parch the earth that seed
to the sower and bread to the eater are
cut off; the air from refreshing breeze
may increase into a destructive tornado,
and the rain may continue until the de-
struction by floods may exceed the dam
age of the storm or the cyclone. Thus
may blessings become adversties, atfiic-
tions or judgments. For such is the
course Of nature as affected by the con-
duct of the inhabitants of earth and as
ordered by the God of nature, Of provi-
dence and Of grace.
May not prayer be as etfectual if Of
fered for shutting the rain windows OF
heaven as when in time of drought
PRAYER is offered for rains Should not
men pray for these and all other temporal
blessings, and soc that they use them
without abusing them and give God
thanks for them, and also pray that they
(the people) may be delivered from evil.
And let the people not forget that obedi-
ence to Gods laws, moral and physical,
ayails AS truly in averting the judgments
of the Lord as may the prayers of many
righteous men, when, for the sake OF un-
cleanness and covetousness the wrath of
God has come, as yet but a little, on the
children of disobedieace.
Let no man, no people, be deceived.
God is not mocked.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-10
The Pent.up Coming to the Surface

PHOENIX, s. c., July 25, 1887.
Editor Press and Banner
DEAR SIR-A suggestion was made In
this community in one OF our churches
that collection be taken up to educate
negro preachers. Now, how many white
men do you know of that is willing to 60
to the field and hoe and pillow and earn
money and give 1t to edu cate negro
preacher? Do you not think that the
white people Of our country had better
give their money to educate their own
preachers and children? think 80 my
self. Yours respectfully,
The writer of the above paragraph puts
the question as straight as any corn row.
He says nothing against the education Of
negro preachers, but thinks the white
people of our country should not be so
carried away with the education of the
negroes as to neglect their own preachers
and children. Those whites, whether
preachers or others, who are selling them
selves in the interests of negro education,
and the while neglecting the thousands
upon thousands of " hite children as poor
and ignorant as the negroes, may get
we'll paid in money and the "well-done"
Of some who would like to see the ne
groes dominate the South, but we look on
all such as traitors to their race, and as
contributing to the increasing complica-
tions of the race problem.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-10
The Water Question.

The Register reporter has given the re-
result of interviews with several of the
City Council, inclnding the Mayor. An
artesian we'll near the present reservoir
or elsewhere seems to us the surest and,
in the end, the cheapest way to obtain ex-
emption from tho present muddy and
filthy water now drawn from Broad river
with what little the spring in the park
affords.
The cost Of an artesian we'll is of course
unknown, so too, is the cost to cleanli-
ness, health and life to the people of the
city, if there be not some change for the
better in the way of supplying the city
with water. If the Taxpayers favor the
artesian enterprise, others can not object
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-10
The Difference.

"Wisdom is better than Wedpoms OF
War." arbitration instead Of the sUord'
LONDON, July 2S.-More than one hun
dred and thirty members of Parliament,
including eight administers, have signed
a memorial addressed to President Cleve-
land and the United States Congress in
favor of the settlement of international
disputes by arbitration.
Compare the above cablegram with the
following: "Gen. Boulanger Ia French
mani yesterday sent his seconds with a
challenge to Ferry to fight duel on ac-
count of speech made by Ferry at Epi-
nal, attacking Boulanger"-and the other
part of the verse (Ecc. tx {: ls) applies,
"but one sinner destroyeth much good. y
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-10
Money Value Of a Wife.

Let man become widower and he
soon learns what the financial worth
of a wife was to him. When he is
compelled to hire the food cooked, the
garments made or mended, the wash
ing and ironing done, he find that
about one-half of his income is requir-
ed to meet these outgoes. Who saved
this expense before? Let the cold fin
gers and the silent lips in the grave
yard bear testimony. The family
purse should be as accessible to a faith
full wife as to the husband. What
man would consent to become part
ner in company in which his broth.
er partner should alone have control of
the company's funds? There is no one
thing more degrading and depressing
to a hard working wife, than to feel
that she must beg like a tramp for
every cent she spends beyond her food,
which as truly belongs to her as
though she earned it as a domestic or
shop girl.. ..Neau England Farmer.
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How She Was Converted.

When somebody asked her under
whose preaching she was converted
she smiled and said "Under nobody's
preaching; it was under Aunt Mary's
1ordcticing."
She had gone to live with her aunt
when she was self-willed, thought
less, head-strong young girl, leaving
the house of her parents because they
opposed her marriage to young man
who proved, as she soon found, entire
ly unworthy of her love. And the
aunt, WHO believed the Word of God
with all her heart and acted 1t out in
all her life, received her lovingly, and
with patient and gentle Kindness, and
good sense gradually led her to see the
error of her course and to receive in.
love the lessons she endeavored to i'm
press, till in the end they brought.
forth fruit an hundred-fold, and the
neice became warrn.hearted and
faithful Christian. And when, as al
ready said, some one asked, "under
whose preaching she was converted"
with smile she replied, "Under no.
body's preaching; it was under Aunt
Mary's practieing."
the answer, for example is ever more
powerful than precepts, and holy life
Is the mightiest Of all arguments for
religion. ut wasn't masters ser
mons. but it was masters life that did
It," said servant-who had been
awakened to think of her sin-of her
master, who was clergyman. Chris
tian reader, can it be said of us that
our home life Is daily sermon which
every one in the house can read? OF
two of the disciples OF old we read
that men "took knowledge Of them
that they had been with Jesus" and
the command of Christ to all his disci-
piles is, "Let your light 30 shine before
men that they may see your good
works and glorify your Father which
is in heaven" He does not say "let
your professions be loud" or even "let
your doctrines be correct" important
as the last may be, but let your light
shine" ~..
And this is what is everywhere
needed; not only those who profess,
but those who practice; not so much
better preaching as better living; not
the mere assent to the gospel, but car
rying out its principles and spirits In
the daily life. The Christian looks to
the Bible as the great standard of truth
and duty, but the worlds Bible Is the
Christian himself, and to him they
look to see what religion is, and II
every day his life is preaching the gos.
pei they will see and be impressed by
1t. For holy life Is the best kind Of
preaching, and by it every one may
preach, in the family, in the work.
shop, on the journey, by the wayside,
Just as truly as Q minister can in the
pulpit, and as effectually too. In fact,
we are always preaching-every one OF
us-for good or evil, to win men to
Christ, or tempt them to evil. Our
looks, our words and actions and busi-
ness habits and our daily and hourly
unconscious infiuence-itis is all preach
ina, and we should see to it that it is
preaching not only the letter but the
spirit of the gospel. To every one let
the question come home, Am I doing
this? Every day am I living for
Christ? Do ODE y his commands and
exemplify his spirit, and so live as to
win others to him? Reader, are you
doing it?-7he Presbyterian.
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COM MON S.
A Child's MirrQr.-A True Story.

"Where's the baby, grandmamma?"
The sweet young mother calls
From her work in the coy kitchen,
With Its dainty white-washed walls
And grandma leaves her knitting,
And looks for her all around;
But not trace OF baby dear
Can anywhere be found.
No sound of It's merry prattles,
No gleam Of It's sunny hair,
No patter OF tiny footsteps,
No sign OF 1t anywhere,
All through house and garden,
Far out into the field,
They search each nook and corner,
But nothing is revealed.
And the mothers face grew pallid;
Grandmammn's eyes grew dim;
The fathers gone to the village;
No use 10 look for him.
And the baby lost! "Where's Roverf"
The mother chnnced to think
or the old we'll I'm the orchard.
Where the cattle used to drink.
"Where's Roveri know he'd find her
Roverr' In vain they call,
Then hurry away to the orchard;
And there by the mOss-prown wall,
Close to the we'll lies Rover,
Holding to baby's dress;
She was leaning over the wells edge
In perfect fearlessness!
She stretched her little arms down,
But Rover held her fast,
And never seemed TO mind the Kicks
The tiny bare feet cast
So spitefully upon him,
But wagged his tail instead,
To greet the frightened searchers.
While naughty baby said:
"Dere's n little dirl in the 'ater;
She's dust as big's me,
Mamma; want 10 help her out,
And take her home to tea.
But Rover, he won't let me.
And don't love him. Go
Away, you naughty Rover!
D! why are you crying so?'
The mother kissed her, saying:
"My darling, understand,
Good Rover saved your life, my DEAR
And zee, he licks your hand!
Kiss Rover"-Baby struck him,
But grandma understood:
She said "It's hard to thank the friend
Who thwarts us for our good"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-10
The Cattle-Train.

A touching incident was related
some years ago by Miss L. M. AlcOtt,
the well-known author. We give the
story in her own words, as published
at the time:
Somewhere about Fitchburg. as we
stopped for twenty minutes at a sta
ton, amused myself by looking. out
of window at waterfall which
came tumbling over the rocks, and
spread into a wide pool that flowed up
to the railway. Close by stood cat
tle-train and the mournful sounds
that came from it touched my heart.
Full in the hot sun stood the cars,
and every crevice of room between the
bars across the door-ways was filled
with pathetic noses, shifting eagerly
at the sultry gusts that blew by, with
now and then q fresher breath from
the pool that lay dimpling before
them. How they must have suffered,
in sight of water, with the cool dash of
the fall tantalizing them, and not q
drop to wet their poor parched mouths!
"The cattle lowed dismally, and the
sheep tumbled one over the other in
their frantic attempts to reach the
blessed air, bleating so plaintively the
while, that I was tempted to get out
and see what 1 could do for them.
But the time was nearly up; and,
while hesitated, two little girls ap-
peared, and did this kind deed better
than could have done it.
"I could not hear what they said {;
but as they worked away so heartily,
their little tanned faces grew lovely to
me, in spite of their old hats, their
bare feet, and their shabby gowns.
One pulled off her apron, spread it on
the grass, and emptying upon it the
berries from her pail, ran to the pool
and returned with it dripping, to hold
it up to the suffering sheep, who
stretched their hot tongues gratefully
to meet it., and Tapped the precious wa
ter with an eagerness that made little
barefoot's task q hard one.
"But to and fro she ran, never tired,
though the small pail WAS 80 soon
empty; and her friend meanwhile
pulled great handfuls of clover and
grass for the COWS, and having no pail,
filled her 'picking-dish' with water to
throw on the poor dusty noses appeal
ing to her through the bars. wish ]
could have told those tender-hearted
children how beautiful their compass
sion made that hot, noisy place, and
what a sweet picture took away with
me of those two little sisters of chari-
ty."
"Blessed are the merciful: for they
shall obtain mercy"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-10
Florence District Conference

Was held at Timmonsville July 2O-24.
Bishop Duncan presided. Rev. w. l.:
Herbert and I. NJ. Roger were elected
secretaries.
The whole work of the church WAS
looked into with special care by the
Bishop.
The Aduocate was represented by Rev.
w. D. Kirkland, Editor.
The Colleges by Rev. o. A. Darby and
Bishop Duncan.
The following were elected delegates to
the Annual Conference Rev. J. W.
Shell, G. Hoffmeyer, I. NJ. Roger, G. w.
Brown. Alternates: ]. F. Carraway, DR..
J. b. G. Wright, J. G. Mccall, ]. G..
Clements.
The next Conference will be held at
Kingstree, s. c.
VISITOR.
Thanks to the brother for this brief;
Just little too late for last weeks issue.
ED.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-10
Religion in Childhood.

A little girl of eleven was telling in
simple way, the evidence that she
was a Christian. II did not like to
study, but to play; I was idle at school.
and often missed my lessons. Now 1
learn every lesson we'll, to please God.
I was mischievous, and when the
teacher was not looking at me, would
make fun for the children to laugh at.
Now wish to please God by behaving
we'll and keeping the school laws. I
was selfish at home, and was sulky
when mother called me from play to
help her in her work. Now 1t is
real Joy for me to help mother in any
way, and to show that love her."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-10

QUERY.-Will the military display and
ball to be given at the interstate encamp-
ment at Spartanburg throw any light
upon the agricultural interests of the
State, or set the farmers ahead in their
planting interest? 1t seems to us that
the Introduction of the military and terp-
sichorean features is rather out Of place
at meeting called in the interest of the
farmer. The innovation can scarcely
&C me in under the head of the survival
of the fittest.
What good to the farming interests of
the State will come out Of this "Encamp-
ment" of course remains to be seen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-10
Three Innocent Men Hanged.

big sensation which has just come to
light. In August, 1884, George Smith,
George Hughes and Asbury Hughes were
hanged for burning barn belonging to
one Porter, OIL Sand Mountain. The
men were all convicted OH the testimony
of the Porter women, who swore posi-
lively against them. Adam Freeman
was sent to the penitentiary short time
ago for forging an order for pair OF
shoes. He became sick a few days ago,
and lust before he died, called the peni-
tentiary officials around him and confess
ed that he had burned the Porter barn,
and that the men who had been executed
knew nothing about it. The confession
has created profound sensation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-10
Not n Poor Mans Paradise.

California is not poor mans coun-
try, and nowhere is this more evident,
says J. P. Burke in the st. Louis Globe
Democrat, than in the rural and
mountain districts. True, it is cheap
er to live there than in the East, but II
is harder to make money. Capital is
centralized, and labor ia 80 fearfully
cheap that poor man has no chance
to make expenses. The men who are
wealthy have enormous amounts, and
most of them do not know how to
spend it. I was recently up in Shasta
County, and I would hear Of local
magnates with very common names,
and be told: "Oh, Tubbs, he's worth
$4,000, 1000, but he never leaves the
county. All he does is to work in his
garden. He was once laborer, and is
close, but his sons spend the money"
If I heard such expressions once
heard them dozen times. The pion-
GERS are nearly all wealthy. Transpor-
tation is bad through the northern
part of the State on account Of the al
most impossible condition of the roads.
If you want to travel certain dis
tance you are generally obliged to hire
team, ana tnat amounts 10 alIIlOSt
the same as buying it. had to hire q
team to go up into the country, and
kept 1t thirty days. The owner charg.
ed me $500. was forced TO pay it, for
justice is very sudden in the mountains
and I'd have been clapped in Jail in a
jiffy had I called for q compromise.
This was at Calistoga. Returning
thence to San Francisco by rail dis
covered that in the State or local travel
the railroads have three classes OF
coaches, with dress as a distinction. /
was rather roughly clad after my
mountain trip, and approaching the
ticket-seller's window laid down $40
gold piece. First, second. or third
class ?" I was asked, and ] replied
that I usually travelled first class. He
surveyed me and then remarked that
I'd have to 60 second class or not al
all. 1t did me no good to object, eth.
er. l found first class to mean elegant
coaches where well-dressed people
only were allowed, second class fol
men of ordinary or rough dress, and
third class for Cinnamon and negroes
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-10
President Cleveland is not lacking ft

President Cleveland is not lacking for
invitations by people to visit them.
One might think that some of these
communities were not visited very often
by honorable folks. If it is convenient
for Mr.. Cleveland to visit this or that
place, let him do so; but there is no spe-
cial need that the people of the places
visited should stand on their heads or
torment the man to death with attention
"before the time" He cannot go to see
every community that invites him, and
those he may not be able to visit will be
miffed, and may not vote for him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-10
Still Rocking.

At 33 minutes past o'clock on the
morning of Tuesday, the 18th ult., very
pronounced shock of earthquake occurred
at Summerville, accompanied by the
usual roar and rumbling with which the
people Of that place have long been fa-
miliar. The shake was sufficient to
arouse the town at an earlier hour than
usual and create some CONSERVATION and
alarm. This was followed by slight
tremor which occurred an hour later.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-10

Rev. S. Lander, DID,, President OF
Williamson IS. c. Female College, has
the Naiad-a monthly
which he published in the interests of the
Institution and for the profit of his pu-
pills, patrons, graduates and other read
ers as we'll. For neatness, purity and in
struction we do not remember to have
seen its superior. This discontinuance
of the Naiad does not affect the College
in its prosperous course.
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The People Speak-.-IndignatiOn.

killed Rufus L. Bishop at Laurens July
4, called forth large crowd, some time
after. mainly to declare telegram from
Joseph II. Johnson to NeVs ant Courier
to be "a malicious libel and slander upon
the people of Laurens county" The
telegram reads: 1.-THE defense claims that
it killing Bishop] was done in self de-
fense, and so say the people," Joseph T..
Johnson was the attorney Of Sheahan and
in the meeting was declared paid cor
respondent of the News add Courier.
The meeting of citizens further declared
likewise-by resolution-that their dissat-
isfaction with the verdict of the jury could
not be too strongly expressed. No dis
senting voice.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-10

People in search of the old New En-
gland Sabbath shouldgo to Winnipeg
in Manitoba. The town has popula-
ton of $4,000, with church accommo-
dations for Is, 600, and on Sunday the
streets are empty and the churches
full. All places of business are closed,
the street cars are housed for day,
and everybody enjoys an old-fashioned
day of quiet and rest.
[.Springtield Union.
The above appeared in Mondays
New York Tribune, and if the state
ment is correct, it should do much to
attract attention to the far Western
town of which it speaks.
Such places are becoming more and
more rare, and as resting places,
whether at the seaside, on the noun
tains, or in the woods, the Lords Day
is fast passing from one of quiet to one
of more or less boisterous pleasure
seeking.
The very same paper which makes
the extract given above denotes large
space to accounts Of the expense and
trouble it is at to push its Sunday edi-
ton 10 the most remote parts. In fact
it seems to imagine that what is really
nothing more than sharp advertising,
will be mistaken for enterprise, and
that PEOPLE will fondly fancy it is pro-
viding the best mental pabulum from
benevolent motives.
Sunday trains, Sunday papers, and
rough crowds, go together, and are do
ing much to destroy many once pleas
ant retreats.
The more solitary, the more friend
less, the more unsustained / am, the
more will respect and rely upon my
self.
The saints, the more humble they
are here, the brighter are they in glo-
ry, and the higher and dearer to God.
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"WHAT IS Your FATHER TEACH
ING You pit is recorded of GER
tain great philosopher that friend
who went to visit him met the philOs-
opher's little daughter before he met
the philosopher himself. Knowing
that the father was such deeply
learned man, he thought that the little
girl must have learned something very
grave, something very deep, from such
a father, and he said to her, What is
your father teaching you ?" The lit
tie girl looked at him with her clear
blue eyes, and just said, "Obedience."
That was what the great and wise
man taught his little girl, and be-
lieve that is the most important lesson
for children to learn, "to be obedient."
It is a lesson necessary for their happi-
ness, for their safety, and [ think we
may say. for their life.-Cdnom Wynne.
GOOD LooKS.-There are faces that
might be beautiful were they not emp
ty, telling of starved soul so plainly
that he who runs may read. There
are other faces that might he beautiful
were they not written all over WITH
discomfort and selfishness. An artist
who had secured an unwilling China
man to sit a. a model. said to him,
"John, if you don't look pleasanter, I
won't pay you" mo USE" said
John, when Chinaman feelee ugly,
he lookee ugly"
Once you were model Of Scriptural
plainness in dress. For some reason-
is it in the heart you have been
gradually departing from your, origi-
nal simplicity. AS your finery has in
creased your influence for holiness has
decreased. Did you not yourself real
ize it? or has judicial blindness fallen
upon your once keen and clear spiritu-
al sight and insight.
Six thousand three hundred and for
ty-one buildings were destroyed when
Moscow was fired in 1912 to prevent
the French from enjoying the ancient
Muscovite capital.
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As indicating what sort of water (?) the
"works" are giving the citizens of Co.
lumbia, to drink, a resident writing July
~ to friend in another city says: II
am sweating mud ~ The City Council
seem unable to give relief at the present
time.
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SCHOOLS.
How to Do It.

The fields are all white,
And the reapers are few;
We children are willing,
But what can We do
To work for our Lord in His harvests
Our hands are so small,
And our works are so weak,
We cannot teach others;
How then shall we seek
To work for our Lord In His han vestf
Wen work by our prayers,
BY the pennies we bring,
BY small self-denials-
The lenst little thing
May work for our Lord in His harvest.
Until, by-and-by,
AS the years pass at length.
We, too, may be reapers,
And 60 forth in strength
To work for our Lord in His harvest.